Constitution
Mississippi House Passes Bill To Track Children
The Mississippi House has passed H.B. 608 providing for the establishment of a longitudinal data system to track education and student outcomes in the...
Arizona Defends State Commerce Against Feds
Last week, the Arizona State Senate passed a bill, in a 21-8 vote, that could make Arizona the first state to challenge federal...
Read moreSupreme Court to Hear Challenge of Witness Detention
The U.S. Supreme Court next week will hear arguments in a case that may determine how far the government may go in detaining...
Read morePatriot Act Attack on Fourth Amendment Extended, Despite Some Tea Party Opposition
President Obama is expected to sign a three-month extension of three provisions of the USA Patriot Act after Congress easily passed the measure,...
Read moreDismissing a Lawsuit — and the Constitution
On February 17, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel, seated in Charleston, South Carolina, dismissed a lawsuit filed by Jose Padilla against Defense Secretary...
Read moreBill of Rights Slows Government Probe of WikiLeaks
On Tuesday, the quiet subterranean fishing expedition by the government into the WikiLeaks document disclosures last fall came to light for the first...
Read moreActivists Seek SCOTUS Recusals in ObamaCare Case
Pro-ObamaCare activists are seeking to have Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself in the much-anticipated high-court case expected to decide whether the...
Read moreNew York Prepares for Doomsday Scenarios
When Fox News’ conservative pundit Glenn Beck or The John Birch Society warns of impending doom as a result of civil unrest, an...
Read moreA Fiscally Sound Constitutional Republic — or Slavery?
Since the election in November 2010, there's been plenty of talk about cutting the federal budget. The Cato Institute, for example, has...
Read moreRand Paul Opposes Patriot Act Renewal on Constitutional Grounds
Freshman Kentucky Senator and Tea Party favorite Rand Paul announced February 10 he would oppose renewal of key parts of the USA Patriot...
Read moreMayor Defends Chicago’s Widespread Camera Surveillance
CBSChicago.com reported on Feb. 8 that Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is defending the city’s use of surveillance cameras. On Tuesday, the Mayor rejected...
Read moreRumsfeld’s “Defender of the Constitution” Award Has Few Defenders
“If you’re like me,” wrote Thomas Woods, tongue planted firmly in cheek, “you spend a lot of time concerned — weeping, even —...
Read moreAustin, Texas, Forming Solid Resistance to TSA
Austin, Texas — known for Longhorns, live music, and legislative lollapaloozas — is poised to be the subject of a different kind of...
Read moreFor Some States, ObamaCare Already “Dead”
After a federal judge in Florida struck down ObamaCare for being unconstitutional, several states have decided to stop all implementation of the healthcare...
Read moreTen Commandments Display Unconstitutional, Federal Court Rules
An Ohio judge’s attempt to display the Ten Commandments in his courtroom violates the Constitution, a federal appeals court has ruled. On February...
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